These Seven Conditions Must Be Met Before Holy
Communion Can Be Given in the Hand...
"Communion in the hand has not been, and will not be accepted by Heaven. This is a sacrilege in the eyes of the Eternal Father, and must not be
continued, for you only add to your punishment when you continue on in the
ways that have been found to be unpleasing to the Eternal Father." - Our Lady of the
Roses, June 30, 1984
Below is the 1969 letter of the Sacred Congregation of Divine Worship (now
called the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship) to
those Conferences of Catholic bishops which had petitioned the Pope and
which have received permission for the practice of giving Communion in the
hand. The letter, located on pages 546-547 in volume 61 of the Acta
Apostolicae Sedis, is preceded by a brief official commentary introducing
the letter on page 546 of the Acta Apostolicae Sedis. The
letter, with the brief commentary introducing it, is directly preceded by
the instruction, Memoriale Domini on Pp. 541-545 in the same volume of the
A.A.S. This brief official commentary and the letter are as follows:
"The instruction (in the preceding, Memoriale Domini) is completed in
pastoral matters by this letter which concedes to Episcopal Conferences the
indult of distributing Holy Communion in the hand of the Faithful. This
letter has all the conditions necessary for allowing the use of this indult
(A.A.S. 1969. P. 546)."
"Your Excellency,
"In
reply to the request presented by Your Episcopal Conference asking for
permission to distribute Holy Communion by giving the Host into the hand of
the Faithful, I hereby transmit the following communication:
"While
recalling the subject of the enclosed instruction of May 29, 1969, by which
the traditional practice is maintained, the Holy Father has taken into
consideration the reasons in support of your request and the results of the
vote taken in this matter. He grants that, in the territory of Your
Episcopal Conference, each Bishop, according to his prudence and his
conscience, may authorize in his own diocese the introduction of the new
rite for the distribution of Holy Communion. This is granted on condition
that every occasion of scandal on the part of the Faithful and all danger of
irreverence towards the Eucharist is avoided.
"In
this matter, the following norms are to be followed:
1. The new manner of giving Communion must not be imposed in
such a way that the traditional practice is excluded. It is especially
important that each one of the Faithful has the possibility to receive Holy
Communion on the tongue, wherever the new practice is legitimately allowed,
and at the same time as other persons who receive the Host in the hand. In
effect, the two ways of receiving Communion may co-exist without difficulty
in the same liturgical action. The purpose of the foregoing is so that no
one will find in the new rite a cause to have his own spiritual
sensibilities towards the Eucharist disturbed and so that this Sacrament,
which is of its nature a source and cause of unity, does not become an
occasion of discord among the Faithful.
2. The rite of giving Holy Communion in the hand must not be used
without discretion. In effect, since we are dealing with a human
attitude, it is linked with the sensibilities and the preparation of the one
who assumes it. It is convenient therefore to introduce this practice
gradually, beginning with groups and social environments (milieu) which are
more suited and more prepared. It is above all necessary that the
introduction of this rite be preceded by adequate catechesis, in order that
the Faithful understand exactly the meaning of the gesture and may perform
it with the respect due to this most august Sacrament. The result of this
catechesis must be such as to exclude any appearance that the Church is
weakening in any way Her faith in the Eucharistic presence, and such that
there is no danger of profanation or even the appearance of danger of
profanation.
3. The possibility offered to the Faithful to receive in his hand
and to put in his mouth the Eucharistic Bread must not offer to him an
occasion of considering It to be like ordinary bread or something merely
blessed; on the contrary, this possibility of receiving in the hand must
augment in the Faithful the sense of his dignity as a member of the Mystical
Body of Christ, into Which he is incorporated by Baptism, and by the grace
of the Eucharist, and this possibility also must increase his faith in the
great reality of the Body and Blood of the Lord Which he touches with his
hands. His attitude of respect will be proportioned to how he carries out
this sacred gesture.
4. Regarding the manner of doing this, the guidelines of the old
tradition should be followed which make evident the ministerial function of
the priest or the deacon so that he is the one who places the Host in the
hand of the communicant...the Faithful receiving Communion must consume the
Host before returning to his place. The part of the minister will be
underlined by the customary formula: "The Body of Christ", to which the
communicant will reply, "Amen."
5. Whatever manner is adopted, one must take care to not drop or
lose any particles of the Eucharistic Bread, one must also take care to see
that the hands are suitably clean, and that there be observed the proper
composure of gestures according to the customs of the various peoples.
6. In the case of Communion under both species distributed by
intinction, it is never permitted to place in the hand of the Faithful the
Host which has been dipped in the Blood of the Lord.
7. Bishops who permit the introduction of the new manner of giving
Holy Communion are requested to send after six months a report to this
Sacred Congregation concerning the results of this concession.
"I
take this occasion to express to Your Excellency, my sentiments of profound
esteem.
(Signed)
Cardinal Benno Walter Gut, Cardinal Prefect of
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of
the Sacraments
Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, Secretary of
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of
the Sacraments
(A.A.S. 1969, vol. 61, Pp. 546-547)"
"Why must you insult My Son? Can you not bend your knees? Is He not your King?"
- Our Lady of the Roses, November 21, 1970
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Bayside Prophecies... These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica
Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995.
BOW YOUR KNEES
"Remember, My child, shout it from the roof. My Son is with you until the end of
your time. It is truly His Presence, His Real Presence, His divine Presence, His
Body and His Blood. Do not treat Him with disrespect! Bow your knees; cover your
head! Do not chew Him!" - Our Lady, June 8, 1974
REAL PRESENCE "You violate your sacred trust. You have taken the Body of your Creator, the
Son of your God in the Trinity, and violated Him. You must do your eating at
home! When you come to the great Sacrifice, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, you
come in reverence. You must go down upon your knees and do penance now for the
offenses to your God! ...
"As in the past, cannot you recognize the mystery of Heaven and earth? Did
not the staff of Moses turn into a serpent in the will of God? Did not the river
in Egypt turn into blood in the will of God? And cannot God, in His will, come
to you changing the bread and wine into the actual Presence, the real Presence,
the factual Presence of His Body and Blood?" - St. Michael, February 1, 1977
HONOR
"All honor must be given to My Son in the Eucharist. Man must kneel. My Son's
House is the House of God and a house of prayer, and it must not be turned into
a meeting hall." - Our Lady, July 25, 1979
RESTORE HOLINESS
"In the beginning I gave to you, through your prophets, the establishment of My
Church upon earth. The rules were simple but now have become changed and defiled
to please the carnal nature of mankind. You must restore the holiness to My
House! You must bend your knees in humility and penance." - Jesus, December
31, 1975
RESTORE ALTAR RAILINGS
"I have asked you to get down on your knees. Clergy in My Son's House, His
Church, restore the altar railings, that man may be on his knees. For many shall
crawl on their knees in desperation seeking to flee, but nowhere shall they
escape the flames. Restore My Son's Church while there is time. Return the
railings! Have the people make atonement upon their knees to their God!" -
Our Lady, May 30, 1981
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"My children, My little humble children, I appeal to you as your Mother,
go forward on foot, knock on the doors; bring the light to your brothers and
sisters. For those who have been given great grace, much is expected of
them." - Our Lady of the Roses, May 26, 1976
"As disciples of the latter days, My children, much shall be asked of you,
but I assure you: all that you give in faith and charity shall be returned to
you threefold."- Jesus, June 1, 1978
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this matter, the following norms are to be followed: 
